I reached the height I dared not dream
Unbent by flame, untouched by scheme
I bore no mask, I played no role
No price was paid, I kept my soul

And yet my face begins to glow
A heat that shame and hunger sow
Where once stood pride, now shadows creep
Envy stirs where thoughts run deep

Ashes of a dying star
I'm so paralyzed, paralyzed
Their ascent became my scar
I'm so paralyzed, paralyzed

A parasite hiding beneath the calm
Feeding on light from a borrowed dawn
It coils in the cracks of my quiet mind
And poisons the peace I thought I’d find

A sudden shift beneath my breath
A calm replacing all the thoughts of threat
Their wins will no longer shape my view
My road begins where I stay true

Ashes of a dying star
I'm so paralyzed, paralyzed
Ashes of a dying star
I'm so paralyzed, paralyzed
Their ascent became my scar
I'm so paralyzed, paralyzed
Ashes of a dying star
I'm so paralyzed, paralyzed

Dying star